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Brazilian pre-operational miner Sigma Lithium Resources expects the premium for high-quality lithium hydroxide monohydrate that goes into battery production to rise in the next few years while demand for electric vehicles (EVs) grows, vice-chairman Ana Cabral told Fastmarkets.
“We believe prices for technical grade lithium hydroxide, at 56.5%, will fall further from now on, but premium for 90% content and beyond are set to increase as the material starts going into EV battery output,†she said.
By: Renata Rostas
Brazilian pre-operational miner Sigma Lithium Resources expects the
premium for high-quality lithium hydroxide monohydrate that goes into
battery production to rise in the next few years while demand for
electric vehicles (EVs) grows, vice-chairman Ana Cabral told
Fastmarkets.
“We believe prices for technical grade lithium hydroxide, at 56.5%,
will fall further from now on, but premium for 90% content and beyond
are set to increase as the material starts going into EV battery
output,†she said.
Fastmarkets assessed spot 56.5% lithium hydroxide prices in China
at 105,000-115,000 yuan ($15,209-16,658) per tonne on December 6,
unchanged from a week before but lower than this year’s peak of
148,000-153,000 yuan per tonne on January 11.
“Battery makers are increasingly looking for low-impurity, high-content
lithium, and being able to deliver this product right now is key in our
industry,†Cabral said. “We aim to produce refined material with high
grades, and you can count on your fingers how many companies, mostly in
Australia, do that.â€
Sigma Lithium owns a spodumene pegmatite
mine in Brazil’s Vale do Jequitinhonha, a region in the southeastern
state of Minas Gerais whose GDP per capita ranks as the 121st lowest out
of 137 meso-regions.
The company aims to start industrial
operations in the fourth quarter of 2019 and produce 240,000 tonnes per
year of spodumene concentrates (6-8% lithium oxide) by 2020, in “phase
2†of the plant.
A pilot 12,000-tpy capacity, or phase 1, is
currently in place, meant for product approvals from clients while the
miner finishes a feasibility study for the project. The study is
scheduled to be finished by February 2019, Cabral said.
Japanese trader Mitsui has agreed to buy a third of initial commercial
output in the second phase of operations, for $30 million, with an
option to maintain its 33% proportion at a possible phase 3. A
pre-payment will be done as soon as the feasibility study is ready,
allowing the company to finance the start-up.
“We have
continued discussing other offtake and similar agreements,†Cabral said.
“There are more traders that wish to secure their supply, but we want
to close deals with different types of companies and geographies, to
diversify our portfolio.â€
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at 9:48 AM on Wednesday, December 12th, 2018
MDSAP Certification Completion Will Expand Market Access to CardioComm’s Medical Devices and Software
Completed its ISO 13485:2016 certification in compliance with the Medical Device Single Audit Program, which is now mandatory under Health Canada requirements and recommended by the USA Food and Drug Administration
CardioComm completing MDSAP for both Canada and the USA, solidifies the Company’s abilities to continue to produce and sell its Global ECG Management System software globally
Toronto, Ontario–(December 12, 2018) – CardioComm Solutions, Inc.(TSXV: EKG) (“CardioComm” or the “Company“), a leading global provider of consumer heart monitoring and electrocardiogram (“ECG“) acquisition and management software solutions, has completed its ISO 13485:2016 (“ISO“) certification in compliance with the Medical Device Single Audit Program (“MDSAP“), which is now mandatory under Health Canada requirements and recommended by the USA Food and Drug Administration (“FDA“).
CardioComm completing MDSAP for both Canada and the USA, solidifies
the Company’s abilities to continue to produce and sell its Global ECG
Management System (“GEMS™”) software globally.
CardioComm is also a preferred importer, distributor and reseller of
hospital and consumer ECG medical devices for organizations based
outside of Canada such as the USA, China and Singapore.
Manufacturers of Class II, III, and IV medical devices, whether based
in Canada or elsewhere, must report to the Canadian Medical Devices
Bureau that they have either passed, or initiated the transition to an
MDSAP audit by December 31, 2018. Failure to do so will result in
manufacturers losing their medical device licences and the rights to
have their products imported into or sold into Canada. As of November
14, 2018, only two-thirds of the medical device companies that sell into
Canada have signed up for MDSAP (Quality Digest, 11/14/2018).
This situation may cause a shortage of medical products available to
health care providers and consumers in Canada (Globe and Mail 05/09/2018).
With ISO under MDSAP, CardioComm has confirmed that it may contract
with other medical devices makers that sell into Canada, but have
decided not to renew their ISO medical device certification under the
more stringent and costly MDSAP standard. Under this scenario,
CardioComm can place non-MDSAP ISO-certified devices under the Company’s
own MDSAP certification for a fee, gaining sole distribution rights for
device sales in Canada and ensuring that established and emerging sales
channels have continued access to needed medical devices. One such
example involves the recent application for FDA 510(k) clearance of the
HeartCheck™ CardiBeat by CardioComm on behalf of the original equipment
manufacturer. While ISO under MDSAP is not required in the USA,
CardioComm’s Canadian/USA MDSAP certification is accepted by the FDA and
removes the need for routine FDA inspections. This certification will
also help newly FDA-cleared products when applying for Health Canada
medical device clearances.
To learn more about CardioComm’s products and for further updates
regarding HeartCheck™ ECG device integrations, please visit the
Company’s websites at www.cardiocommsolutions.com and www.theheartcheck.com.
About CardioComm Solutions
CardioComm Solutions’ patented and proprietary technology is used in
products for recording, viewing, analyzing and storing
electrocardiograms for diagnosis and management of cardiac patients.
Products are sold worldwide through a combination of an external
distribution network and a North American-based sales team. CardioComm
Solutions has earned the ISO 13485:2016 certification, is HIPAA
compliant and holds clearances from the European Union (CE Mark), the
USA (FDA) and Canada (Health Canada).
This release may contain certain forward-looking statements and
forward-looking information with respect to the financial condition,
results of operations and business of CardioComm Solutions and certain
of the plans and objectives of CardioComm Solutions with respect to
these items. Such statements and information reflect management’s
current beliefs and are based on information currently available to
management. By their nature, forward-looking statements and
forward-looking information involve risk and uncertainty because they
relate to events and depend on circumstances that will occur in the
future and there are many factors that could cause actual results and
developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by
these forward-looking statements and forward-looking information.
In evaluating these statements, readers should not place undue
reliance on forward-looking statements and forward-looking information.
The Company does not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking
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– Decentralization of apps, not just of the ledger
– Off-chain components are important for enterprise class apps
– Recognizing the importance of non-technology issues
December 12, 2018 Emmanuel Thiriez
2018 has certainly been a year. As the days grow shorter, we can’t
help but look forward to a brand new 2019 and all the amazing tech
trends in store for us. Today. we’re kicking off a week of predictions
for next year. First up: blockchain! Emmanuel Thiriez explains five of
his predictions for distributed ledger tech for the new year.
Blockchain is an increasingly key technology for enterprises that
require trustless transactions and secure record keeping. Enterprises
can track transactions with greater confidence and security, and
blockchain adoption – completely distinct from the cryptocurrency hype
or doom – is steadily gaining in enterprise environments.
However, while the technical benefits of the blockchain technology
are widely acknowledged, enterprises looking to make budget decisions
and start test projects or full implementations should know where this
technology is headed, what tools are needed and what challenges can be
expected. I talked with Emmanuel Thiriez, founder of Amalto and Platform
6, with over 15 years of implementation and operation of enterprise
applications for clients in various industries, to find out what someone
“in the trenches†is seeing. Thiriez’s company has an impressive list
of clients (Chevron, GE, Iron Mountain, Suez, Superior Propane, Thales)
with B2B applications powered by Platform 6, a blockchain development
platform.
Thiriez cautioned against overestimating the impact of blockchain in
your organization “immediately,†but he is extremely bullish on the mid-
and long-term prospects.
Overall, there’s every indication that enterprise adoption will
continue to grow in 2019. According to Thiriez, the following 5 trends
are key to blockchain success. He also brought up one highly visible
blockchain project in 2019 to follow.
1. Decentralization of apps, not just of the ledger
Implementing blockchain to ensure the trustability and immutability
of records is only part of the story. 2019 will see more
decentralization of apps themselves. Too many applications using a
blockchain ledger rely on a centralized application that represents a
single point of failure and also a vulnerability that could allow
tampering with the data – before it gets written to the ledger.
The same approach needs to be applied to the application’s logic,
which must be decentralized with no single point of control. Each
trading partner or member of the ecosystem runs their own app. Building
such applications is no easy feat, but it is a required step to ensure
wide blockchain adoption for business usage.
2. Off-chain components are important for enterprise class apps
Building enterprise apps is a complex project. Enterprise apps are
often designed to operate in a global business or government
environment, and need to display, manipulate, and store large amounts of
complex data and to support automation of business processes with that
data.
Applying blockchain technology is important. However, the blockchain
ledger is only a small part of the overall enterprise app. Many
off-chain components are also needed – user management, workflows,
systems integration, user interface, APIs, security, event mediation,
and many more.
In 2019, more and more only applications that are designed and
architected beyond the blockchain ledger and its smart contracts will
make the cut.
3. Recognizing the importance of non-technology issues
As is often the case with bleeding edge technologies, there are many
non-technology issues to deal with. Ecosystem management,
industry-specific practices, legal issues that have little to do with
blockchain per se but everything to do with whether a blockchain
implementation is successful or not.
I often use the phrase, “blockchains are 80% business, 20%
technology.†If anything, that 80% is on the low side, and we’ll
continue to see projects held up or even fail because companies’ focus
is on the 20%.
When implementing blockchain projects, companies that pay attention
to these non-technology issues in 2019 will have greater success rates.
4. Blockchain and the Internet of Things
The convergence between blockchain and the Internet of Things (IoT)
is picking up steam. IoT adoption is significantly increasing the number
of devices and sensors that gather data, and many parties are typically
involved in a business transaction based on that data.
Blockchain enables safe record-keeping through an immutable ledger,
and permits decentralized operations and transactions while preserving
trust between all players in the value chain. Look for the intersection
of these two technologies to speed up implementation of both.
5. An evolving ecosystem
The blockchain ecosystem is continuing to evolve quickly. This past
year saw the dominance of Ethereum, Hyperledger Fabric, and R3’s Corda
as the major platforms in blockchain. It is clear that new platforms
will continue to emerge with different strengths, and this will mean
popularity of platforms will rise and fall. Having the ability to
develop for different platforms, prototyping new ones as needed, will be
a strength for enterprises. In other words, when evaluating blockchain
technologies, there will be no one-size-fits-all in 2019, and companies
have to be prepared to jump from one technology to the other.
Major projects will raise visibility for blockchain
Can Walmart and its suppliers make sure that all the different
complicated steps from farm-to-table are accurately and safely
completed? If blockchain delivers as promised, this will significantly
raise visibility.
Suppliers still have some time for implementation but the system
outlined by Walmart is scheduled to be in place by the end of 2019.
Summary
Blockchain is evolving rapidly. 2019 will see new projects and new
platforms continue to emerge. A key trend is more decentralization of
apps themselves. Currently, too many apps using a blockchain ledger rely
on a centralized application. Understanding of this issue is
increasing. In a similar vein, paying attention to off-chain components
as a key part of your blockchain project and being flexible in
evaluating your blockchain platform will continue to be key pieces of
success in the coming year.
Source: https://jaxenter.com/top-5-blockchain-predictions-2019-152880.html
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Announced Affiliate Marketing Agreements with 14 additional esports teams as the Company continues to ramp up affiliate marketing activities in support of its launch of vie.gg, the world’s first and most transparent esports betting exchange
The addition of these 14 esports teams brings the total number of esports team affiliates to 190 since the Company’s first announcement on April 5th,
ST. MARY’S, Antigua, Dec. 12, 2018 — Esports Entertainment Group, Inc. (OTCQB:GMBL) (or the “Company”), a licensed online gambling company with a specific focus on esports wagering and 18+ gaming, is pleased to announce Affiliate Marketing Agreements with 14 additional esports teams as the Company continues to ramp up affiliate marketing activities in support of its launch of vie.gg, the world’s first and most transparent esports betting exchange.
The addition of these 14 esports teams brings the total number of
esports team affiliates to 190 since the Company’s first announcement on
April 5th, signifying widespread adoption of VIE’s favourable P2P
wagering in which an esports fan always wins, as opposed to pitting fans
against the “house†where the odds are heavily stacked against esports
fans.
To this end, the Company is pleased to announce the addition of pool
betting to VIE.gg. Pool betting is a further extension of our well
received P2P model, which allows groups of opposing fans to wager
against each other when their teams go head to head. This is especially
attractive to the fan bases of smaller esports teams and is anticipated
to be very successful in 2019.
NEWEST ESPORT TEAM AFFILIATES BRINGS PENETRATION INTO SOUTH EAST ASIAN MARKET
After significant expansion in Europe, South America and Central
America, the addition of today’s esports teams represents a significant
geographical expansion as they represent our first 11 Asian esports team
partners as follows:
• Nepal:
8
• Vietnam:
2
• Bangladesh:
1
Asia represents a significant portion of the global esports market
and the Company anticipates further penetration into Asian markets in
2019.
Grant Johnson, CEO of Esports Entertainment Group, stated, “I want to
welcome all of our new esports team partners and especially those from
Asia. The region has a huge esports fan base and we look forward to
working closely with these teams as they engage with their fans at home
and around the globe.â€
ABOUT VIE.GG
vie.gg
offers bet exchange style wagering on esports events in a licensed,
regulated and secured platform to the global esports audience, excluding
jurisdictions that prohibit online gambling. vie.gg features wagering on the following esports games:
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CSGO)
League of Legends
Dota 2
Call of Duty
Overwatch
PUBG
Hearthstone
StarCraft II
This press release is available on our Online Investor Relations
Community for shareholders and potential shareholders to ask questions,
receive answers and collaborate with management in a fully moderated
forum at https://agoracom.com/ir/EsportsEntertainmentGroup
Redchip investor relations Esports Entertainment Group Investor Page: http://www.gmblinfo.com
Esports Entertainment Group, Inc. is a licensed online gambling company with a specific focus on esports wagering and 18+ gaming. Esports Entertainment offers bet exchange style wagering on esports events in a licensed, regulated and secure platform to the global esports audience at vie.gg. In addition, Esports Entertainment intends to offer users from around the world the ability to participate in multi-player mobile and PC video game tournaments for cash prizes. Esports Entertainment is led by a team of industry professionals and technical experts from the online gambling and the video game industries, and esports. The Company holds licenses to conduct online gambling and 18+ gaming on a global basis in Curacao, Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Kahnawake Gaming Commission in Canada. The Company maintains offices in Antigua, Curacao and Warsaw, Poland. Esports Entertainment common stock is listed on the OTCQB under the symbol GMBL. For more information visit www.esportsentertainmentgroup.com
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information contained herein includes forward-looking statements. These
statements relate to future events or to our future financial
performance, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and
other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity,
performance, or achievements to be materially different from any future
results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or
implied by these forward-looking statements. You should not place undue
reliance on forward-looking statements since they involve known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which are, in some cases,
beyond our control and which could, and likely will, materially affect
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future events and is subject to these and other risks, uncertainties and
assumptions relating to our operations, results of operations, growth
strategy and liquidity. We assume no obligation to publicly update or
revise these forward-looking statements for any reason, or to update the
reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated
in these forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes
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contained in the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 protects
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comply with the requirements of the Act.
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SPONSOR: Good Life
Networks (GOOD:TSX-V) Video advertising is the future! Company’s A.I.
makes 80,000 calculations / second, targeting 750 million users to
deliver higher prices and volume. Revenue was $10,000,650 for the nine
months ended September 30th, 2018, a 142% increase from $4,133,231
reported for the six months ended September 30th, 2017. Click here for more information.
New service will operate programmatic advertising requirements for AIM’s Travel Elite clients and to advertisers requiring digital planning and buying. Authorised Investment Fund (ASX: AIY)Â
Revealed that one of its investee companies, Asian Integrated Media (AIM), is making strong headway in the US$60 billion (A$83 billion) programmatic advertising sector.Â
The new service will operate programmatic advertising requirements for AIM’s Travel Elite clients and to advertisers requiring digital planning and buying. Authorised Investment Fund (ASX: AIY) has revealed that one of its investee companies, Asian Integrated Media (AIM), is making strong headway in the US$60 billion (A$83 billion) programmatic advertising sector.Â
AIM has struck a deal with Ambient Digital Group to form a joint
venture offering its bespoke digital planning and buying to advertisers
throughout south-east Asia.
Programmatic advertising is a term used in digital marketing to
describe computer-based automated buying, selling, placement, and
optimisation of digital advertising. In contrast to traditional
advertising, programmatic ad buying involves the use of non-human
software machines to purchase digital ads.
As it stands, Authorised Investment Fund owns a 25% interest in AIM
with an option to increase its holding to 30% at any time over the next 3
years.
The company first committed to acquiring a major stake in AIM in
April this year, after identifying AIM as one of the world’s leading
media sales representation networks that could both diversify and
amplify its broader investment portfolio.
The power of AIM
AIM has an expansive team working in Hong Kong, Singapore and Beijing
with a worldwide affiliate network of sales agents in all the key
cities in Europe, Asia and the US.
The deal between AIM and Ambient, offers a variety of synergies
including geographical market reach, addressable audience and sharing
mutually beneficial technology.
AIM has confirmed the newly-created service will operate the
programmatic requirements of AIM’s Travel Elite clients and to
advertisers requiring “specialist, bespoke digital planning and buying
requirementsâ€.
The rapid growth of programmatic advertising.
Currently, Ambient Digital is one of the largest independent digital
companies in south-east Asia providing a range of marketing and media
solutions delivering the entire range of digital media products to
mobile and desktop via programmatic technology platforms.
Ambient has a turnover of around US$17 million (A$23.5 million) but
hopes the deal with AIM will provide a significant boost to its
bottom-line given the strong focus on providing next-generation
advertising capabilities to its clients.
The operation currently has over 200 digital and media experts
working in across Asia and providing campaigns on all digital devices
including PCs and mobiles.
One of its key aims is to expand what it calls its “one-stop-shop for compelling universal digital campaignsâ€.
Ambient benefit
Ambient Digital provides services to advertisers in six major South
East Asian markets with a combined reach of 580 million people in peak
growth countries such as Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand,
Myanmar and Singapore.
Additionally, with over 100 connections to global demand partners,
Ambient Digital’s tie-up with AIM is expected to provide a global
marketplace for publishers. With over 4 billion monthly impressions and
200 million active internet users across 5 countries, the joint venture
with AIM is forecast to provide “a perfect union to propel revenue
opportunities and support solid capital growth,†according to AIM.
A partnership with AIM could potentially propel the company to
greater heights given that AIM is the exclusive partner of several
global airlines such as Cathay Pacific, Qantas, Singapore Airlines, and
Emirates; as well as newspaper giants Handelsblatt in Germany and Daily
Mail in the UK.
Some of its other notable partners include the Hong Kong Tourism Board, Robb Report China and Richesse.
Providing the best international sales representation for premium
media, AIM is highly selective in the titles and platforms it represents
with its key portfolio in the travel and luxury lifestyle segments.
According to AIM, by combining its industry experience, longstanding
client relationships and a strong network of sales offices ensures it
can deliver the maximum level of advertising revenue for its
multifaceted media partners.
“We have been working with the Ambient Digital Group for some months
now and to be able to provide these exceptional services to our clients
who are increasingly looking to reach elite audiences through digital
platforms we can now provide bespoke solutions,†said Peter Jeffery, CEO
and Founder of Asian Integrated Media.
“It will enable us to harness and capture the opportunities of the
programmatic advertising sector as it continues to grow from
US$60billion in revenues worldwide. It is envisaged that this joint
venture will provide a solid platform for us to drive considerable
additional revenues and build substantial and solid capital growth for
both Ambient and AIM,†said Mr Jeffery.
Edtech unicorn Byju’s raise $400 million from Canada’s CPP Investment Board, Naspers Ventures, General Atlantic and some existing investors, according to documents filed with the Registrar of Companies (RoC).
The transaction is expected to value the startup at around $4 billion, making it one of the top five most valuable startups in India, along with Flipkart ($22 billion), Paytm ($16 billion), Oyo ($5 billion) and Ola ($4 billion).
The transaction has made Byju’s one of the top five most valuable startups in India along with Flipkart, Paytm, Oyo and Ola.Â
Edtech unicorn Byju’s raise $400 million from Canada’s CPP Investment
Board, Naspers Ventures, General Atlantic and some existing investors,
according to documents filed with the Registrar of Companies (RoC).
The transaction is expected to value the startup at around $4
billion, making it one of the top five most valuable startups in India,
along with Flipkart ($22 billion), Paytm ($16 billion), Oyo ($5 billion)
and Ola ($4 billion).
Byju Raveendran
According to other media sources, the company is expected to use the newly infused funds to expand its presence overseas.
Byju’s was launched in 2009 as an online video-based learning for CAT
through VSAT. The Byju’s app creates personalised learning programmes
for individual students based on their proficiency levels and
capabilities, which help them learn at their own pace and style.
Since then Byju’s has raised more than $240 million from Tencent,
Verlinvest, Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative, Sequoia Capital, Lightspeed
Venture Partners, Aarin Capital and others.
In June 2018, the company turned profitable after crossing Rs 100 crore in monthly revenues. In July, it acquired learning platform Math Adventures, and in September this year, Byju’s raised $100 million in a private equity round.
The e-learning market is vast in India with corporate professionals
and startups alike doing well in the market. According to a report,the online education market in India is poised to grow at a CAGR of 20.02 percent during the period 2017-2021.
Byju’s claims that its learning app has 22 million registered
students and 1.4 million annual paid subscribers. The app also sees an
addition of 1.5 million registered students every month. Byju’s has been
growing at 100 percent annually since its learning app was launched in
2015, and has a renewal rate of 85 percent from its subscribers.
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at 8:53 AM on Tuesday, December 11th, 2018
SPONSOR: Esports Entertainment $GMBL – Esports audience is 350M, growing to 590M, Esports wagering is projected at $23 BILLION by 2020. The company has launched VIE.gg esports betting platform and has accelerated affiliate marketing agreements with an additional 42 Esports teams, bringing total to 176 Esports teams. Click here for more information
Esports will now be fully included as a medal sport in the 2019 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, the organizing committee of the host country, the Philippines, announced.
Announcement was made in a press conference held by the Philippines South East Asian Games Organizing Committee (PhilSGOC) in partnership with the Philippine Olympic Committee and gaming hardware company Razer on Wednesday in Pasay City.
The partnership aimed to elevate esports to a recognized medal sport at the SEA region’s vaunted biennial event.
Six gold medals for esports will be
awarded and split across three gaming platforms — two for console, two
for PC and two for mobile.
Only Mobile Legends: Bang Bang — a mobile MOBA game — has been confirmed as one of the esports titles included in the games as of the time of writing.
The other titles are expected to be finalized by December 15. According to the committee, the chosen games will have to
conform to the values of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and
“should not promote the culture of violence and gambling.â€
The esport athletes for each participating country will be chosen
through qualifying tournaments and there will be no direct invites for
established esport athletes.
We can expect that titles such as Dota 2 and League of Legends,
which both have established and thriving competitive scenes in both the
host country and SEA as a whole, to be among those announced later.
“We are very thrilled, excited, and
honored to have esports in the SEA Games with Razer as a partner. Gamers
are an important part of our community,†said PhilSGOC chairman Alan
Peter Cayetano.
Esports in the SEA Games has also been accredited by the Asian Electronic Sports Federation.
“This will bring aspiring esports athletes in Southeast Asia to the global stage,†said Razer Chief Strategy Officer Limeng Lee.
The co-founder and CEO of Razer,
Min-Liang Tan, revealed in a Facebook post that he visited the
Philippines earlier to meet with the PhilSGOC and encourage the
inclusion of esports as one of the medal sports in the games.
PhilSGOC representatives will also be
meeting with the SEA Games Federation Council when the latter visits
the country this week to inspect the proposed venue in Clark, Pampanga.
Esports was already included in the
recently-concluded 2018 Asian Games, albeit as a demonstration sport and
not as a medal event. Now, many anticipate that the SEA Games will be a
trial run for a potential esports event in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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at 8:33 AM on Tuesday, December 11th, 2018
Announced the launch of a new corporate hempSMART™ website and marketing platform for its associates
By implementing this new associate platform, hempSMART’s customers now have the ability to subscribe monthly to our products creating a pathway to generate an annuity stream of monthly reoccurring revenue with minimal follow up.
Escondido, California–(December 11, 2018) – MARIJUANA COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.(OTC Pink: MCOA) (“MCOA” or the “Company“), an innovative hemp and cannabis corporation, is pleased to announce the launch of a new corporate hempSMART™ website and marketing platform for its associates.
By implementing this new associate platform, hempSMART’s customers
now have the ability to subscribe monthly to our products creating a
pathway to generate an annuity stream of monthly reoccurring revenue
with minimal follow up. Since Q3, the Company has already seen an
increase in associate signups with the new marketing platform and it is
expected that Q4 of 2018 will feature the highest generated revenue of
the Company’s history.
The new hempSMART platform is focused on incentivizing our current
and future associates to take full advantage of our newly structured
compensation plan. MCOA anticipates an increase in sales and a
continuous influx of associate signups towards year end.
Donald Steinberg, MCOA’s CEO, stated, “As we start the hempSMART
global expansion, it was imperative to have a platform able to
facilitate a large number of affiliates with different currencies and
languages. This platform provides our affiliates with the latest in
marketing software to allow them to take advantage of all social media
outlets. With my background in establishing large global marketing and
distribution companies, I am confident this platform will allow us to
focus on growth. We have a good solid company with an excellent team,
and we have developed great industrial hemp based CBD infused products
which are garnering acclaim from many sources. In addition, we have an
affiliate marketing program that is structured to provide long term
residual income from a global marketplace. It is for all of these
reasons that I believe our company is now set for long term growth.”
The Company is also highly optimistic about the imminent passage of
the Farm Bill by Congress, which will help the Company obtain better
banking relationships as well as give more overall awareness to the
hempSMART brand and products.
MCOA is a corporation which participates in: (1) product research and
development of legal hemp-based consumer products under the brand name
“hempSMART™”, that targets general health and well-being; (2) an
affiliate marketing program to promote and sell its legal hemp-based
consumer products containing CBD; (3) leasing of real property to
separate business entities engaged in the growth and sale of cannabis in
those states and jurisdictions where cannabis has been legalized and
properly regulated for medicinal and recreational use; and, (4) the
expansion of its business into ancillary areas of the legalized cannabis
and hemp industry, as the legalized markets and opportunities in this
segment mature and develop.
About Our hempSMART Products Containing CBD
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not
recognized CBD as a safe and effective drug for any indication. Our
products containing CBD derived from industrial hemp are not marketed or
sold based upon claims that their use is safe and effective treatment
for any medical condition as drugs or dietary supplements subject to the
FDA’s jurisdiction.
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include, among others, the inherent uncertainties associated with new
projects, the future U.S. and global economies, the impact of
competition, and the Company’s reliance on existing regulations
regarding the use and development of cannabis-based products. These
forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this news release,
and we assume no obligation to update the forward-looking statements,
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Posted by AGORACOM-JC
at 8:25 AM on Tuesday, December 11th, 2018
Confirms its non-exclusive supply agreement for GMP-Grade THC with U.S.-based Rhodes Technologies Inc.
The supply will be used for several drug development activities including Tetra’s cannabinoid-derived products PPP002, PPP003, and PPP004, as well as for discovery phase projects.
Quality and volume of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) ensured
ORLEANS, Ontario, Dec. 11, 2018 — Tetra Bio-Pharma Inc. (“Tetra†or “TBPâ€), (TSX VENTURE: TBP) (OTCQB: TBPMF) a leader in cannabinoid-based drug discovery and development confirms its non-exclusive supply agreement for GMP-Grade THC with U.S.-based Rhodes Technologies Inc. The supply will be used for several drug development activities including Tetra’s cannabinoid-derived products PPP002, PPP003, and PPP004, as well as for discovery phase projects.  This is additional to having a supply agreement with True North Cannabis Inc.  for CBD from hemp which was necessary to meeting the demand associated with the Genacol Corporation transaction.
“With a robust development pipeline, it is essential
for Tetra to have a reliable, API supply to support our expanding needs
and avoid product shortages,†said Dr. Guy Chamberland, CEO and CSO of
Tetra Bio-Pharma. “Our agreement with Rhodes is predicated on their long
history and expertise in the production and sale of active chemical
ingredients, particularly in the area of pain management. In terms of
CBD, our suppliers are selected based on their ability to provide us
with both quality (GMP Pharmaceutical Grade) and volume. Tetra is
always mindful of the need to have consistent supply as well as back-ups
for each of the products under development.â€
Tetra Bio-Pharma (TSX-V: TBP) (OTCQB: TBPMF) is a biopharmaceutical leader in cannabinoid-based drug discovery and development with a Health Canada approved, and FDA reviewed, clinical program aimed at bringing novel prescription drugs and treatments to patients and their healthcare providers. The Company has several subsidiaries engaged in the development of an advanced and growing pipeline of Bio Pharmaceuticals, Natural Health and Veterinary Products containing cannabis and other medicinal plant-based elements. With patients at the core of what we do, Tetra Bio-Pharma is focused on providing rigorous scientific validation and safety data required for inclusion into the existing bio pharma industry by regulators, physicians and insurance companies.
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(as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange)
accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Forward-looking statements Some statements in
this release may contain forward-looking information. All statements,
other than of historical fact, that address activities, events or
developments that the Company believes, expects or anticipates will or
may occur in the future (including, without limitation, statements
regarding potential acquisitions and financings) are forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements are generally identifiable by use
of the words “may”, “will”, “should”, “continue”, “expect”,
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comparable terminology. Forward-looking statements are subject to a
number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the
Company’s ability to control or predict, that may cause the actual
results of the Company to differ materially from those discussed in the
forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results or
events to differ materially from current expectations include, among
other things, without limitation, the inability of the Company to obtain
sufficient financing to execute the Company’s business plan;
competition; regulation and anticipated and unanticipated costs and
delays, the success of the Company’s research and development
strategies, including the ability to obtain orphan drug status, the
applicability of the discoveries made therein, the successful and timely
completion and uncertainties related to the regulatory process, the
timing of clinical trials, the timing and outcomes of regulatory or
intellectual property decisions and other risks disclosed in the
Company’s public disclosure record on file with the relevant securities
regulatory authorities. Although the Company has attempted to identify
important factors that could cause actual results or events to differ
materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may
be other factors that cause results or events not to be as anticipated,
estimated or intended. Readers should not place undue reliance on
forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements included in
this news release are made as of the date of this news release and the
Company does not undertake an obligation to publicly update such
forward-looking statements to reflect new information, subsequent events
or otherwise unless required by applicable securities legislation.
For further information, please contact Tetra Bio-Pharma Inc.
Robert (Bob) Bechard
Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and Licensing
Posted by AGORACOM-JC
at 8:10 AM on Tuesday, December 11th, 2018
Announced the signing of an Affiliate Marketing Agreement with SickOdds.com, one of the world’s fastest growing esports betting comparison sites
VIE.gg, the world’s first and most transparent esports betting exchange, will serve as the only bet exchange on www.SickOdds.com.
ST. MARY’S, Antigua, Dec. 11, 2018 — Esports Entertainment Group, Inc. (GMBL:OTCQB) (or the “Company”), a licensed online gambling company with a specific focus on esports wagering and 18+ gaming, is pleased to announce the signing of an Affiliate Marketing Agreement with SickOdds.com, one of the world’s fastest growing esports betting comparison sites. VIE.gg, the world’s first and most transparent esports betting exchange, will serve as the only bet exchange on www.SickOdds.com.
SICKODDS GENERATES THOUSANDS OF ESPORTS FAN REFERRALS PER MONTH FOR PARTNERS
SickOdds.com, founded in 2017 by esports and digital marketing
experts Tom Wade and Nick Pateman, has quickly become one of the fastest
growing esports betting comparison sites globally. The site covers
dozens of esports titles in-depth, as well as, offering reviews of all
the top esports betting providers. Thousands of esports fans are
referred to betting partners listed on the site every month.
In May 2018 SickOdds.com signed a strategic partnership with London-based iGaming firm Seven Star Digital
to accelerate growth in the burgeoning esports market. Seven Star
Digital was the introducing party that connected Esports Entertainment
Group and SickOdds.com.
Tom Wade, Co-Founder of SickOdds.com stated, “We’re excited to
collaborate with Esports Entertainment Group’s innovative betting
exchange VIE.gg. Their range of esports titles and Tier 1 & 2 match
coverage, along with unique coverage of Pool betting, makes Vie.gg a
very exciting prospect in the esports betting scene.â€
Grant Johnson, CEO of Esports Entertainment Group stated, “This
partnership with Sick Odds is another significant milestone for Esports
Entertainment Group in terms of both business development and third
party validation of our place within the esports industry. We look
forward to a long and prosperous relationship with them for many years
to come.â€
VIE.GG
vie.gg
offers bet exchange style wagering on esports events in a licensed,
regulated and secured platform to the global esports audience, excluding
jurisdictions that prohibit online gambling. vie.gg features wagering on the following esports games:
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CSGO)
League of Legends
Dota 2
Call of Duty
Overwatch
PUBG
Hearthstone
StarCraft II
This press release is available on our Online Investor Relations
Community for shareholders and potential shareholders to ask questions,
receive answers and collaborate with management in a fully moderated
forum at https://agoracom.com/ir/EsportsEntertainmentGroup
RedChip investor relations Esports Entertainment Group Investor Page: http://www.gmblinfo.com
Esports Entertainment Group, Inc. is a licensed online gambling company with a specific focus on esports wagering and 18+ gaming. Esports Entertainment offers bet exchange style wagering on esports events in a licensed, regulated and secure platform to the global esports audience at vie.gg. In addition, Esports Entertainment intends to offer users from around the world the ability to participate in multi-player mobile and PC video game tournaments for cash prizes. Esports Entertainment is led by a team of industry professionals and technical experts from the online gambling and the video game industries, and esports. The Company holds licenses to conduct online gambling and 18+ gaming on a global basis in Curacao, Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Kahnawake Gaming Commission in Canada. The Company maintains offices in Antigua, Curacao and Warsaw, Poland. Esports Entertainment common stock is listed on the OTCQB under the symbol GMBL. For more information visit www.esportsentertainmentgroup.com
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